seasoning
noun
Simple meaning
Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsizənɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
cooking
Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.
figurativeby extension
Anything added to increase enjoyment.
A coat of polymerized oil inside a cooking vessel which renders the surface non-stick.
The air drying of wood.
In diamond-cutting, the charging of the laps or wheels with diamond dust and oil.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (cooking) Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.
Used this way, seasoning is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a food and cooking use: everyday in kitchens and recipes.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Cooking/food
- Everyday conversation
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Occurring at or dependent on a particular season.
Depending on the season.
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